Dr. Alex Amaechi Ugwuja
Dr. Alex Amaechi Ugwuja is a SENIOR LECTURER in HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Department, Faculty Of Arts in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Staff Profile
Alex Amaechi Ugwuja is a scholar in African history, international relations, and security studies. His research also deals with international economic relations and cultural and intellectual history.
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Address: | History And International Studies, Faculty Of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. |
Faculty/Unit: | FACULTY OF ARTS |
Department/Sub-Unit: | HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES |
Social Profiles
Interest Areas
Academic Qualifications
| Degrees / Basic Certificates | |
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| 1 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Doctor of Philosophy, October, 2017) September, 2013 to September, 2017 PhD/International Studies History |
| 2 | National Teachers' Institute, Kaduna. (Post-Graduate Degree, July, 2015) January, 2014 to December, 2014 PGDE Postgraduate Diploma |
| 3 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Master Degree, June, 2013) October, 2010 to June, 2013 MA, Diplomatic History Diplomatic History |
| 4 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Bachelor Degree, July, 2009) October, 2005 to July, 2009 BA. History And International Studies |
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | Senior Lecturer, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka December, 2022 to Present |
| 2 | Lecturer 1, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka March, 2019 to December, 2022 |
| 3 | Lecturer I, Edo University, Iyamho (Now Edo State University University, Uzarihue August, 2018 to March, 2019 |
| 4 | Assistant Lecturer/Lecturer II, Paul University, Awka October, 2013 to August, 2018 |
Creative Output
| Book Chapters | |
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| 1 | Charles Anaelo and Alex Ugwuja. (2021, March) Highpoints of Nigerian Migration Governance Fab Educational Books |
| 2 | Saheed A. Gbadegeshin. Sunday A. Olaleye, Dandison C. Ukpabi, Benedicta Omokoro, Emmanuel Mogaji, Alex A. Ugwuja, Chijioke E. Nwachukwu, and Ayobami Adetoyinbo. (2021, August) Female unemployment in an emerging economy: A study of online social support as a coping strategy Routledge |
| 3 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2021, May) Nigeria and the Capitalist System School of General Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
| 4 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2021, May) Evolution of the Nigerian State School of General Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
| 5 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2021, May) Departments of History and Blah Blah Blah: CBN Ogbogbo on the Nomenclatures of History Departments and the Challenges of Historical Scholarship in Nigeria” in Philip Afaha (ed), History Advocate: A Festschrift in Honour of Professor CBN Ogbogbo Command Publishers, Abuja |
| 6 | 37. Alex Amaechi Ugwuja and Nwachukwu J. Obiakor,. (2020, August) “Rethinking Developmental Challenges in the Operation of Multinational Oil Corporations in Niger Delta Region” in O. Osakwe and L. Odeh (eds), History of the Niger Delta: Oil, Politics and Culture (Festschrift in Honour of Professor Samuel Ovuete Aghalino) Nigerian Defence Academy Press |
| Journal Articles | |
| 1 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2025, February), ""For the gods and our Pockets": The Beginning and End of the Otite Festival in Awka", COOU Journal of Folklore and Cultural Studies, Vol. 5, (Issue 1) |
| 2 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2025, April), "The Atlantic Turn in African History: A Historiographical Reflection", Babcock University Journal of History and International Studies |
| 3 | Chike Olisadebe Uzowulu, Nwachukwu J. Obiakor and Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2025, January), "WOMEN IN AQUACULTURE: A STUDY OF THE CAMP 74 FISH FARM SETTLEMENT ANWAI, ASABA, DELTA STATE, 2000-2020", Nigerian Journal of African Studies, Vol. 7, (Issue 1) |
| 4 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2025, February), "Pain, Painful Memories and the African Past: A Literature and Historiographical Review", Kenneth Dike Journal of African Studies, Vol. 4, (Issue 1), pp 25-34 |
| 5 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2024, September), "AFRICA-FRANCE RELATIONS SINCE 1945: “PLUS ÇA CHANGE, PLUS C’EST LA MÊME CHOSE”1", Nigerian Journal of Arts and Humanities (NJAH),, Vol. 4, (Issue 3) |
| 6 | Alex Ugwuja and Mfon Ekpootu. (2023, April), "The Nigerian State and Affirmative Action on Women Empowerment: The Igbo Experience, 1999 – 2015", Central Asian Journal of Social Science and History, Vol. 4, (Issue 4) |
| 7 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2022, January), "3. Munyaradzi Felix Murove. African Politics and Ethics: Exploring New Dimensions. Africa Review. 14 (4). January 2022 (Book Review)", Africa Review, Vol. 14, (Issue 4) |
| 8 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja, Chimdi Chukwukere. (2021, June), "Trade Protectionism And Border Closures In Nigeria: The Rice Economy In Perspective", Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Vol. 21, (Issue 1), pp 78-106 |
| 9 | Olivia Amaka Ochiawuto and Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2021, September), "IGBO SOCIO-CULTURAL VIEWS AGAINST FEMINIST ABORTION RIGHTS’ ADVOCACY: WHOSE RIGHT TO LIFE IS SUPREME?", Professor Ezenwa-Ohaeto Journal of Gender and Sexuality Studies |
| 10 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2021, April), "2. Samuel Fury Childs Daly, A History of the Republic of Biafra: Law, Crime and the Nigerian Civil War. Journal of African Military History. 5 (1) December 2021 (Book Review)", Journal of African Military History, Vol. 5, (Issue 1) |
| 11 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2020, October), "Ashley Jackson, Of Islands, Ports And Sea Lanes: Africa And The Indian Ocean During The Second World", Journal of African Military History, Vol. 4, (Issue 1), pp 164-165 |
| 12 | Ngozi Ojiakor, Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2020, October), "The Igbo In Nigeria: Human Rights Abuses And The Question Of Restitution”, 1967-2002", Department of History and International Studies, Vol. 1, (Issue 1) |
| 13 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2020, September), "Vigilante Outfits And Security In Nigeria: The Anambra State Situation, 1999-2015", Institute of African Studies University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Vol. 2, (Issue 1) |
| 14 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja and Jude Emeka Onyishi. (2020, August), "FEMALE POLITICAL PROTESTS IN COLONIAL AND POST-COLONIAL NIGERIA: THE ABEOKUTA WOMEN’S REVOLT AS A FRAMEWORK, 1945-1999", Professor Ezenwa-Ohaeto Journal of Gender and Sexuality Studies, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 42-43 |
| 15 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2020, June), "Biafran Arms, Violent Crime and Social (dis) Order in Postwar Nigeria, 1970-2010” Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria (JHSN) 29. 2020.", Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria, Vol. 29, pp 74-103 |
| 16 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2018, October), "Biafra’s Arms Challenge And The Politics Of Weapons Procurement, 1967-1970”", Department of History and International Studies, University of Ilorin. |
| 17 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2018, July), "The United States’ Africa Command (AFRICOM) and Africa’s Security in the Twenty-First Century", Renaissance University Journal of Management and Social Sciences, Vol. 4, (Issue 1), pp 61-88 |
| 18 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2018, May), "‘At Daggers Drawn’: History, Political Science and the ‘Soul’ of International Relations Discourse in Nigeria", Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Vol. 19, (Issue 1), pp 149-167 |
| 19 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja and Idara Aniefiok. (2017, September), "PLEASE STOP THIS CARNAGE: INTERROGATING GOVERNMENTAL RESPONSES TO SMALL ARMS PROLIFERATION IN NIGERIA, 1970 – 2015", Igwebuike: An African Journal of Arts and Humanities, Vol. 3, (Issue 5) |
| 20 | Nkechi Rotimi, Kanayo L. Nwadialor, Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2016, June), "NIGERIAN PENTECOSTAL CHURCHES AND THEIR PROSPERITY MESSAGES: A SAFEGUARD AGAINST POVERTY IN NIGERIA? 1980 – 2014", Mgbakoigba: Journal of African Studies, Vol. 5, (Issue 6), pp 10-22 |
| 21 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2016, May), "Shades of African Values and Interests in Nigeria’s International Relations: Investigating the Costs and the Gains, 1960 - 2014", Ogirisi: A New Journal of African Studies, Vol. 12 |
| 22 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja, Ikechukwu Douglas Obike. (2016, June), "Kidnapping And Hostage-Taking In Anambra State Of Nigeria: Security And Socio-Economic Costs, 2007-2013", Faculty of Arts, Chukwuemeka Odimegwu University, Igbariam |
| 23 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja and Kelechi Chika Ubaku. (2015, October), "The Igbo Language and the Fear of Extinction: A Focus on Contemporary Pentecostal cHURCHES", Kpakpando: Journal of History and International Studies, Vol. 1, (Issue 3) |
| 24 | Austin Uchechukwu Igwe and Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2015, May), "The United States and Global Agenda‐Setting on Security: An Assessment of the Impact of the ‘Bush Doctrine’ on the International System, 2002 – 2012", International Journal of Research |
| 25 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja, Bruno Collins Ibekilo, Chukwunonso Ekesiobi2. (2015, June), "Selective Cooperation in the Global South: Implications for Nigeria’s International Economic Relations, 2000-2010", Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 5, (Issue 10), pp 20-35 |
| 26 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2015, June), "Towards Resolving a Historiographical Problematique: A Re-evaluation of the Place of ‘Asadu’ in Nsukka History", Igbo scholars International Journal, Vol. 2, (Issue 1) |
| 27 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja, Nkechi C. Rotimi & Sabina C. Onwuasoanya. (2015, June), "The National Orientation Agency in the Task of Political and Civic Education in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects", Ideal International Journal |
| 28 | Constance Aharanwa, Kelechi Ubaku and Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2014, September), "Appraising the Encrustations of Globalization on Igbo Culture", Journal of Nigerian Languages and Culture, Vol. 15, (Issue 1), pp 29-44 |
| 29 | Kelechi Ubaku and Alex Ugwuja. (2014, June), "OHU/OSU CASTE SYSTEM IN AWO-OMAMMA AND NSUKKA COMMUNITIES: IMPEDIMENTS TO NATIONAL INTEGRATION", Uzu: Journal of History and International Studies, Vol. 4, (Issue 1) |
| 30 | Kelechi C. Ubaku and Bruno Collins Ibekilo and Nwachukwu Obiakor. (2014, August), "South-South Cooperation and the Prospects of a New International Economic Order: An Insight into the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Dialogue Forum", International Journal of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education (IJHSSE, Vol. 1, (Issue 8) |
| 31 | 29. Alex Amaechi Ugwuja and Kelehi Ubaku. (2014, April), "National Security Crisis in Nigeria’s Federalism: Interrogating the Character of the Nigerian Leadership Class", International Journal of General Research and Development (IJOGERD), |
| 32 | Kelechi Chika Ubaku, Alex Amaechi Ugwuja and Nkechi C. Rotimi. (2014, March), "New Wine in Old Wine Skin: An Appraisal of the African Union in the Light of the Current Underdevelopment of Africa", International Journal of Development and Sustainability, Vol. 3, (Issue 8) |
| 33 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja, Nwachukwu Obiakor and Clement Ejidike. (2014, November), "Two of a Kind’, A Comparative Historical Appraisal of Nigeria’s Political Leadership Class in the Second Republic and since 1999", Journal of Arts, Humanities and Development, Vol. 4, (Issue 2) |
| Conference Papers | |
| 1 | Rose Ike-Unekwe, Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2024, October), "The evolution of maritime and coastal infrastructure in Nigerian, 1900-1999", |
| Technical Reports | |
| 1 | 32. Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Oluwaseun Alexander Dada, Saheed Gbadegeshin, Emmanuel Mogaji, Sunday Adewale Olaleye, Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2022) Tech, Transport, Sustainability: The Undefined Prospects of Lagos Ride” CEMRI Working Paper No. 4 (July 2022). Center for Multidisciplinary Research and Innovation, Finland |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Supervisions | |
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| 1 | "WOMEN IN AQUACULTURE AT THE CAMP 74 FISH FARM SETTLEMENT ANWAI, DELTA STATE, NIGERIA: 2002 - 2024" (2025). Completed Masters project by Uzowulu Chike Olisadebe 2019046015FB |
| Grants | |
| 1 | Awardee: "EAP1418" (May, 2021 to August, 2022). Completed sponsored grant by Endangered Archives Programme/British Library |
| Editorships | |
| 1 | Editor, "Professor Ezenwa Ohaeto Journal of Gender and Sexuality Studies" (June, 2021) |
| Reviewerships | |
| 1 | Reviewer, "ASA: Uniosun Journal of Humanistic and Development Studies" (April, 2025) |
| Examinerships | |
| 1 | Examiner, "MA faculty defense" (September, 2022 to May, 2025). Completed Internal-External Exam |
| 2 | Examiner, "MA Faculty defense" (October, 2022 to March, 2025). Completed Internal-Internal Exam |
| Contributions to the University/Society | |
| 1 | Coordinator/Chairman, "Nnamdi Azikiwe Faculty of Arts-Wide Courses Committee" (January, 2025) |
| 2 | Coordinator of Postgraduate Programs, Department of History and International Studies, "Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka" (March, 2024) |
| 3 | Chairman/Coordinator University Lecture Committee, "Paul University, Awka" (March, 2018 to February, 2019) |
| 4 | Committee Member, "Paul University Ideas and Means Commitee" (March, 2018 to August, 2018) |
| 5 | Member/Secretary, "Paul University Committee to Develop University Distance Learning Programmw" (September, 2017 to August, 2018) |
| 6 | Chairman, Faculty Timetable Committee, "Paul University, Awka" (September, 2014 to February, 2016) |
Membership of Professional/Relevant Bodies
| 1 | Senior Member, "Center for Multidisciplinary Research and Innovation" (member since 2020), https://www.cemri.org/ |
| 2 | Fellow Member, "The Lagos Studies Association" (member since 2016), https://www.lagosstudies.org/ |
| 3 | Full Member, "Historical Society of Nigeria" (member since 2010), https://www.historicalsocietynigeria.org.ng/ |
Relevant Events Attended
| Conferences | |
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| 1 | "69th Annual Conference of the Historical Society of Nigeria", (The Historical Society of Nigeria), 6th October, 2024 to 9th October, 2024; Physical |
| 2 | "1st International Conference of the Department of History and International Studies, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University", (Department of History and International Studies, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University), 24th April, 2024 to 26th April, 2024; Physical |
| 3 | "Lagos Studies Association", (LSA), 7th June, 2022 to 15th June, 2022; Online |
| 4 | "African Studies of Association of Germany", (VAD), 22nd May, 2022 to 26th May, 2022; Physical |
| 5 | "The Historical Society of Nigeria", (Conference), 12th October, 2021 to 15th October, 2021; Physical |
| 6 | "Nnamdi Azikiwe University 11th Faculty of Arts Conference", (Faculty of Arts), 24th October, 2019 to 25th October, 2019; Physical |
| 7 | "Professor Ezenwa Ohaeto 1st International Conference", (Professor Ezenwa Ohaeto Resource Centre), 11th July, 2019 to 11th July, 2019; Chike Okoli Centre for Enterpreneurial Studies |
| Workshop | |
| 1 | "Lagos Studies Association", (Lagos Studies Association Writing Retreat), 8th June, 2022 to 8th June, 2022; Physical |